This issue was initially reported by @michaelgranzow-avi on #2296.
@airween made an initial attempt to provide a fixed at #2107; As a
consequence of the pull request review - provided by @victorhora,
@zimmerle, and @michaelgranzow-avi - @airween made a second attempt
at #2297. After reviewing by @martinhsv, @zimmerle, I have absorbed
the essential pieces from @airween patch into this one.
This patch differs from @airween's because @airween's patches were
partially working: Key exclusions with regex weren't covered, same
for anchored variables (e.g. ARGS). During the review, I have
highlighted the importance of having elementary test cases. A simple
test case on ARGS could spot the issue. Since that is an important
fix, I don't want to hold this for one more review cycle; therefore,
I am committing the fix myself.
Thank you all involved in the solution of this very own issue.
